The Sarah Community

Analysis

The Sarah Community is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1946, 80 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Sarah Community reported income of $21.1m and spending of $20.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $20.0m to $21.1m (+5.7%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Sarah Community sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Palolo Chinese Home ($21.1m), Glacial Community YMCA Inc ($21.1m) and Community Action Partnership of Strafford County ($21.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.5% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $8.6m. At year end it held assets of $35.8m against liabilities of $20.7m, net assets of $15.1m. It reported 291 employees.